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Sophocles
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Hofesh Shechter
Hofesh Shechter Company
Indira Varma
Matthew Warchus
Old Vic
Oracle
plays
Rami Malek
Sphinx
theatre
Thebes
tragedy

Product details

  • ISBN 9781839044106
  • Weight: 60g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 13 Feb 2025
  • Publisher: Nick Hern Books
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

'Vengeance will be taken on the killer, then the land will be clean. The contamination will be washed away. The rains will come and the people will be healed.'

According to the Oracle, if the murderer of old King Laius is found and punished then all will be well. The people turn to their new ruler, Oedipus, the man who solved the riddle of the Sphinx, to hunt down the perpetrator and bring salvation.

He vows to succeed whatever the cost – and so begins an unstoppable pursuit of the truth through a harrowing labyrinth of fear and love.

Intimate and revelatory, Ella Hickson's version of Sophocles' transcendent tragedy premiered at The Old Vic, London, in 2025, produced by The Old Vic in association with Hofesh Shechter Company. It was co-directed by Matthew Warchus and Hofesh Shechter, and starred Rami Malek and Indira Varma.
About Sophocles

Ella Hickson's other plays include Swive [Elizabeth], ANNA, The Writer, Oil, Wendy & Peter Pan and Boys.

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